I agree with this as well. I find the Midgard will reflect whatever the better output is from your DAC. So far I have run mine with the SU-9 and the NAD M51 and it has brought out the best in both.

I did and it came loose again. It’s the weirdest thing, maybe it has something to do with temperature contraction. I went in the closet and took the solid metal knob off of my old Lyr V1. I can very much recommend the larger diameter knob, the volume feel is much smoother. I would offer some...

I've had my Midgard for almost a week now. I find my volume knob keeps coming loose, and I would like to replace it with a wooden one. Is the shaft size 1/8"? And who sells the knob I need? Thanks.

Any thoughts on the XS vs. Arya Organic? I bought my XS as I didn't want to re buy another pair of LCD-X. The original LCD-X have been my go to for a long time now. Sometimes I feel I should have spent more and gone for something higher up in Hifiman, and other times I am ok with the XS. One...

What pads are a good alternative to tame the treble bite with the XS?

I think that if I did order the SH-9 I would find it the same or worse and be somehow disappointed. There are a few reviewers that say it comes close to the HPA4, which I have heard. If the SH-9 goes on sale or Drop I may get it.

Has anyone moved from a THX 789 to a SMSL SH9? The 789 is one of the few amps that surprises me. I was wondering if the SH9 would be more of the same great thing.

I've only had my pair for a couple of weeks and I'm still fitting it in to my desktop. I have been using a very early pair (2013) of LCD-X and was considering buying a new model LCD-X but eventually felt I wanted to try something very different. I have been wary of Hifiman as I also have the...

These were on sale here and I picked up a pair out of curiosity. I find that while they work with Focal single ended cables they don't work with the balanced XLR cables that came with the Focal clear. I was hoping to do a comparison with other phones from the same output on the Sony TA-ZH1ES

Right, only with the included adapter. Is there a better sounding alternative?

Does anyone else find that the Go Link sounds considerably better from a USB-C source as opposed to Lightning? I've tried it via Lightning on an iPad Mini 4 and via USB-C on an iPad Mini 6 and even the volume will go higher with USB-C.

Finally got a chance to demo these. My RHA T20 finally died and I have been looking for a replacement. I immediately got the IE200 and they are fantastic, but I a still curious about the newer planars. Tips seem to be everything with these and there is a lot of character difference between...

I received mine a couple days ago. No problems with updating the firmware and the LED seems to reflect the various formats properly. I am using this to hopefully better the headphone out on an older iPad Mini 4 using my IE200. Some very initial thoughts: -Treble is a little bit rolled off...